Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.7° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.7
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
0.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
0.6
S
19
0.9
SSW
18
1
S
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
146
180
208
346
419
244
280
226
265
246
328
232
267
570
690
700
685
940
781
772
785
803
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
0
SSE
5
SSW
20
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
High Tide
1:39AM1.89m
2:10PM2.04m
2:31AM1.93m
2:59PM2.04m
3:21AM1.95m
3:48PM2.02m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.05m
8:23PM0.11m
8:42AM0.03m
9:14PM0.08m
9:34AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
8
7
9
10
10
9
9
10
10
8
6
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
8
10
12
10
8
Feels °C
5
3
5
5
5
5
6
7
6
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
5
10
7
3
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